I had a lovely Saturday evening in Maidenhead town centre on the 10th December at the Norden Farm Lantern Parade. Close to 500 people took to the streets to follow a Samba band through town. Everyone carried beautifully crafted handmade lanterns, illuminating the procession to create an ever changing glowing ribbon of light. It really…
I really enjoyed yesterday at Holyport fair. It was their 70th anniversary and the turnout felt like the biggest I’ve ever seen in the village. Activities included bowling for a pig (which was a feature of the very first Holyport fair), A coconut shy, a huge antique roundabout and a display of classic cars. The…
On Wednesday 20th April 2016 Her Majesty came to Alexandra Park the day before her 90th birthday and I was asked to introduce the event to the invited audience. The next day was the birthday itself with a royal walkabout, 21 gun salute and flaming beacons on the Long Walk.
Spent two hours with Windsor St George Rotarians today raising awareness of their free blood pressure checks. George the friendly dragon was out with us too, and frightened far fewer passers by, than I did. Thankfully most people weren’t scared off by either of us and I got plenty of enquiries about the timetable for…
Or, what can town criers of the past still teach us about marketing today? In days past (that’s a beautifully non-specific phrase) almost every town had a paid crier whose job was to let the people know about important news. The definition of ‘important’ being things they wanted to know as well as things other people…
“Chris, The Queen is on the phone!” I was astounded, then quickly a little disappointed to realise it was the Queen Charlotte Pub calling. However I quickly cheered up when I learned that John the Landlord wanted to know if I might be able to turn up for their launch night. I knew that John…
Last week I suffered from a bout of tonsillitis. Not the greatest thing for the Town crier. However by the weekend the penicillin was starting to take effect and on Sunday afternoon I went to Windsor’s Alexandra Park to help out as master of ceremonies for the opening of the new bandstand. It was a…
This year’s allotment association show was opened by former professional sprinter Marlon Devonish MBE who is himself a Windsor Allotment gardener. The Olympic gold medal winner who is soon to become a father joked with the crowd about the state of his allotment and his being unlikely to win any further trophies on this occasion.…
Here is the current list of community halls and similar venues in and around Windsor. If you wish to hire a venue, please contact them directly. I have listed the contact info where available below. Please don’t call me to book a hall, I am only the Town Crier. The Guildhall Yes, you can hire…
She didn’t want a big fuss made, but accepted that the milestone of becoming the nations longest serving monarch would be a note able event. I, along with about 150 other Town criers around the country prepared proclamations and at 5.30pm I was met by a small crowd and local press, outside Windsor Castle. The…